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Gresse en Vercors ski resort

  • Top 1,697 m
  • 13 km of runs
  • 10 lifts
Explore the stunning cliffs of Gresse-en-Vercors in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Explore the stunning cliffs of Gresse-en-Vercors in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Photo: SlimMars 13 / Pexels.

Good for

  • Quick transfer1 h 23 min from Grenoble

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

Gresse en Vercors has about 13 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 1,209 m up to 1,697 m (5,568 ft), a vertical drop of 488 m. By mapped runs it is number 118 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB), about 55 km away in a straight line.

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Private transfer Grenoble Airport → Gresse en Vercors, 92 km by road, about 1 h 23 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Gresse en Vercors

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Gresse en Vercors, with prices for your dates.

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Gresse en Vercors 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,453 m · updated 30 Oct, 01:54 UTC

  1. Fri 3012°3°0 mm
  2. Sat 3111°2°0 mm
  3. Sun 12°-1°0 mm
  4. Mon 22°-2°0 mm
  5. Tue 38°-2°0 mm
  6. Wed 49°0°0.2 mm
  7. Thu 59°2°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Gresse en Vercors: runs from 1,209 m to 1,697 m, a vertical drop of 488 m1,3001,4001,5001,600Top of the highest mapped run: 1,697 m (5,568 ft)Top 1,697 m · 5,568 ftBase 1,209 m · 3,967 ft488 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,697 m5,568 ft
Vertical drop
488 m1,601 ft
Mapped runs
13 km19 runs
Lifts
10mostly drag lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 21% (2.7 km), Easy 26% (3.4 km), Intermediate 40% (5.2 km), Advanced 13% (1.7 km)Novice: 2.7 km, 4 runs (21%)21%NoviceEasy: 3.4 km, 6 runs (26%)26%EasyIntermediate: 5.2 km, 7 runs (40%)40%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.7 km, 2 runs (13%)13%Advanced

About 47% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 40% intermediate and 13% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice42.7 km
Easy63.4 km
Intermediate75.2 km
Advanced21.7 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them drag lifts.

Lift typeCount
Drag lifts8
Platter lifts1
Chairlifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB)Grenoble55 km
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry87 km
Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS)Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône100 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva156 km

Ski transfers to Gresse en Vercors

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Gresse en Vercors?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,697 m (5,568 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,209 m (3,967 ft), a vertical of 488 m (1,601 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Gresse en Vercors have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 13 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Gresse en Vercors?

Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 55 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Gresse en Vercors piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Grenoble → Gresse en Vercors

92 km by road